Canada has one of the highest levels of educational attainment, yet the graduation rate for Indigenous students remains far lower than their peers.

They suffer from socioeconomic disparities from all the mistreatment.

Also because of literacy and education, cultural differences, racism, discrimination, stereotypes, self-esteem, poverty, lack of driving license, transportation and child care.

Especially in the North, Indigenous people are more than twice as likely to experience hidden homelessness, also known as couch surfin.

Overcrowding compound risks for family violence, intimate partner violence, and education, growth, and development challenges for children are issues that cause significant health risks to occupants, such as mold and other hazardous toxins.

Because of the trauma's, some Indigenous people have tried to forget them but by drinking alcohol or by taking drugs to exess, self-harm and isolation from support systems.

The trauma's also leads to depression and mental illness and feeling hopeless and those elements also leads to suicides.

A $8-billion settlement compensates victims and funds water system improvements.

Trust and long-term solutions are still needed.

They face inequalities in the justice system.

In Quebec, French laws threaten their cultural rights.

They are four times more likely to be victims of homicide or go missing.

Efforts, like the National Inquiry's Calls for Justice, aim to reduce this systemic violence.

Their incarceration rates are significantly higher than non-Indigenous populations, influenced by systemic issues like poverty and discrimination.

Reform efforts aim to prioritize rehabilitation over punishment.

These challenges result in lower graduation rates compared to non-Indigenous peers.

Solutions focus on improving support and educational resources.

Many value traditional healing but encounter systemic inequities.

Improving access and reducing discrimination are ongoing priorities.